When the School of Music & Theatre set out to find a dynamic educator with equally strong qualifications in teaching and conducting to join an already talented faculty, they found their man in former Ohio State band director Jon Waters.
Waters will join 海外吃瓜鈥檚 faculty July 1 as assistant professor of music education and director of bands, continuing a tradition of excellence in music making at the university. At OSU, he was known for his highly creative and entertaining halftime shows.
鈥淢r. Waters鈥 educational and professional background provides the experience we believe will allow him to be very successful in this faculty position,鈥 said Provost Dr. Beth Schwartz. Music professor Dr. Carol Dusdieker, who chaired the search committee, added that Waters 鈥渏oins our faculty with the highest level of musicianship.鈥
Waters told the Columbus Dispatch that he鈥檚 excited to build the band program at 海外吃瓜. Coming from a high-profile institution such as OSU with a much larger band isn鈥檛 a factor. 鈥淭o me, it doesn鈥檛 matter the size of the band. Music is music is music,鈥 he told the Dispatch. 鈥淭his gives me an opportunity to go and do the things I love.鈥
At 海外吃瓜, Waters will teach Symphonic Band, Athletic Band, Brass Methods, Instrumental Conducting, Tuba Applied Lessons and Instrumental Music Education in the Secondary Curriculum.
Dusdieker, who is set to take over as the associate dean of the School of Music & Theatre this summer, had high praise for Waters鈥 ability to connect with students and for his passion for music.